Chapter 8 of A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh!" he said softly. "You have come back?" She looked at the child and shook her head. "Don't you think you have lived here long enough without paying any rent? Don't you think that, without any money, you've been a pretty constant customer at this shop, now?" said Mr. Tugby.
Chapter 8 of A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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unvarying in nature
From this reading “Don't you think that, without any money, you've been a pretty constant customer at this shop, now?" said Mr. Tugby.”
someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading “Don't you think that, without any money, you've been a pretty constant customer at this shop, now?" said Mr. Tugby.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “"Don't you think you have lived here long enough without paying any rent?”
yielding a fair profit
From this reading “"Don't you think you have lived here long enough without paying any rent?”
let for money
From this reading “"Don't you think you have lived here long enough without paying any rent?”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “She looked at the child and shook her head.”
do one's shopping
From this reading “Don't you think that, without any money, you've been a pretty constant customer at this shop, now?" said Mr. Tugby.”
with low volume
From this reading “"Oh!" he said softly.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Don't you think that, without any money, you've been a pretty constant customer at this shop, now?" said Mr. Tugby.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked at the child and shook her head.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Don't you think you have lived here long enough without paying any rent?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at the child and shook her head.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "You have come back?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Don't you think that, without any money, you've been a pretty constant customer at this shop, now?" said Mr. Tugby.
a young person of either sex
From this reading She looked at the child and shook her head.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You have come back?"
unvarying in nature
From this reading Don't you think that, without any money, you've been a pretty constant customer at this shop, now?" said Mr. Tugby.
someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading Don't you think that, without any money, you've been a pretty constant customer at this shop, now?" said Mr. Tugby.
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From this reading "Don't you think you have lived here long enough without paying any rent?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Don't you think you have lived here long enough without paying any rent?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have come back?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh!" he said softly.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She looked at the child and shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked at the child and shook her head.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Don't you think you have lived here long enough without paying any rent?
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "Don't you think you have lived here long enough without paying any rent?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Don't you think you have lived here long enough without paying any rent?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked at the child and shook her head.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Don't you think that, without any money, you've been a pretty constant customer at this shop, now?" said Mr. Tugby.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Don't you think that, without any money, you've been a pretty constant customer at this shop, now?" said Mr. Tugby.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Don't you think that, without any money, you've been a pretty constant customer at this shop, now?" said Mr. Tugby.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!" he said softly.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading "Don't you think you have lived here long enough without paying any rent?
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Don't you think that, without any money, you've been a pretty constant customer at this shop, now?" said Mr. Tugby.
let for money
From this reading "Don't you think you have lived here long enough without paying any rent?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh!" he said softly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at the child and shook her head.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading She looked at the child and shook her head.
do one's shopping
From this reading Don't you think that, without any money, you've been a pretty constant customer at this shop, now?" said Mr. Tugby.
with low volume
From this reading "Oh!" he said softly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don't you think that, without any money, you've been a pretty constant customer at this shop, now?" said Mr. Tugby.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She looked at the child and shook her head.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Don't you think you have lived here long enough without paying any rent?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Don't you think that, without any money, you've been a pretty constant customer at this shop, now?" said Mr. Tugby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you think that, without any money, you've been a pretty constant customer at this shop, now?" said Mr. Tugby.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Don't you think you have lived here long enough without paying any rent?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have come back?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you think that, without any money, you've been a pretty constant customer at this shop, now?" said Mr. Tugby.
Chapter 8 of A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles by Charles [Contributor] Dickens holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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